How To Install python-pip-whl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pip-whl on Kali Linux.

What is python-pip-whl

python-pip-whl is:

pip is the Python package installer. It integrates with virtualenv, doesn’t do partial installs, can save package state for replaying, can install from non-egg sources, and can install from version control repositories.

This is the support package for the PEP 427 wheel version of the package, required for using pip inside a virtual environment.

There are three methods to install python-pip-whl on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-pip-whl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pip-whl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pip-whl

Install python-pip-whl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pip-whl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-pip-whl

Install python-pip-whl Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pip-whl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pip-whl

How To Uninstall python-pip-whl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python-pip-whl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pip-whl

Uninstall python-pip-whl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pip-whl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pip-whl

Remove python-pip-whl Configurations and Data

To remove python-pip-whl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pip-whl

Remove python-pip-whl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-pip-whl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pip-whl

Dependencies

python-pip-whl have the following dependencies:

• ca-certificates

References

• python-pip-whl website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pip-whl package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.